Rockford IL Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Rockford, Illinois. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? When was the last time Rockford got more than a foot of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Rockford and the date it occurred. If a date has a plus sign beside it that means the same amount of snow also fell on at least one other day earlier in the year.

These records go back to 1906, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Rockford is 13.5 inches (34.3 centimetres) on March 31, 1926.

Since 1951 the snowfall extremes were measured at Rockford International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Rockford.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Rockford
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.8	March 09, 2023	17.3
4.3	January 01, 2022	10.9
5.5	January 30, 2021	14.0
5.7	December 29, 2020	14.5
4.2	January 23, 2019	10.7
11.7	November 25, 2018	29.7
3.6	March 13, 2017	9.1
5.3	December 04, 2016	13.5
10.5	February 01, 2015	26.7
4.6	March 01, 2014	11.7
9.6	March 05, 2013	24.4
5.1	January 20, 2012	13.0
10.9	February 01, 2011	27.7
5.7	December 04, 2010	14.5

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Rockford each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.6	December 08, 2009	16.8
9.7	February 06, 2008	24.6
5.2	December 28, 2007	13.2
5.0	January 20, 2006	12.7
6.4	January 21, 2005	16.3
5.2	November 30, 2004	13.2
5.2	March 04, 2003	13.2
8.1	March 02, 2002	20.6
2.5	March 16, 2001	6.4
9.6	February 18, 2000	24.4
6.0	January 03, 1999	15.2
–	1998	–
–	1997	–
–	1996	–
8.3	January 19, 1995	21.1
7.6	February 25, 1994	19.3
3.4	March 22, 1993	8.6
8.0	March 21, 1992	20.3
7.0	December 02, 1991	17.8
8.2	January 25, 1990	20.8
4.4	February 13, 1989	11.2
9.5	December 26, 1988	24.1
10.6	December 15, 1987	26.9
5.7	January 02, 1986	14.5
3.9	January 01, 1985	9.9
5.9	December 31, 1984	15.0
4.6	December 21, 1983	11.7
6.3	April 05, 1982	16.0
6.3	February 10, 1981	16.0
4.8	February 05, 1980	12.2
9.5	January 13, 1979	24.1
8.5	December 31, 1978	21.6
6.0	December 08, 1977	15.2
2.4	November 26, 1976	6.1
6.8	February 15, 1975	17.3
7.0	February 22, 1974	17.8
6.6	December 13, 1973	16.8
10.4	March 29, 1972	26.4
6.9	January 03, 1971	17.5
3.9	April 01, 1970	9.9
4.6	December 07, 1969	11.7
4.5	November 28, 1968	11.4
4.2	February 01, 1967	10.7
8.8	January 12, 1966	22.4
5.0	March 04, 1965	12.7
4.8	March 29, 1964	12.2
4.5	December 11, 1963	11.4
7.4	January 06, 1962	18.8
7.6	March 08, 1961	19.3
6.4	February 09, 1960	16.3
5.3	March 05, 1959	13.5
5.0	January 21, 1958	12.7
7.7	January 09, 1957	19.6
2.5	December 12, 1956	6.4
2.8	December 26, 1955	7.1
8.0	December 29, 1954	20.3
4.7	January 17, 1953	11.9
3.5	January 04, 1952	8.9
6.4	November 06, 1951	16.3
6.0	February 13, 1950	15.2
4.0	January 18, 1949	10.2
13.0	March 02, 1948	33.0
–	1947	–
–	1946	–
6.5	December 13, 1945	16.5
7.0	December 10, 1944	17.8
7.0	March 10, 1943 +	17.8
9.0	January 01, 1942	22.9
7.5	January 26, 1941	19.1
7.0	January 14, 1940	17.8
3.0	March 30, 1939 +	7.6
6.0	April 06, 1938	15.2
2.0	December 13, 1937	5.1
7.0	January 02, 1936	17.8
6.5	March 07, 1935	16.5
4.0	December 19, 1934	10.2
6.0	March 25, 1933	15.2
11.0	March 21, 1932	27.9
5.0	December 09, 1931	12.7
10.0	January 09, 1930	25.4
5.0	October 23, 1929	12.7
3.5	March 30, 1928	8.9
4.5	January 13, 1927	11.4
13.5	March 31, 1926	34.3
4.5	February 16, 1925	11.4
9.5	January 16, 1924	24.1
9.0	March 12, 1923	22.9
3.0	December 14, 1922	7.6
2.2	February 07, 1921	5.6
–	1920	–
3.5	December 07, 1919 +	8.9
9.8	January 06, 1918	24.9
4.2	January 12, 1917	10.7
5.0	March 22, 1916	12.7
4.0	March 05, 1915	10.2
5.6	December 29, 1914	14.2
6.0	February 21, 1913	15.2
8.0	February 26, 1912	20.3
11.5	February 06, 1911	29.2
6.0	January 14, 1910	15.2
8.0	December 12, 1909	20.3
8.0	February 18, 1908	20.3
4.0	December 29, 1907	10.2
8.0	January 23, 1906	20.3

Rockford - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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